Clouding on lcd TV?

A question about : Clouding on lcd TV?

Bit of a long shot, but worth an ask!

Has anyone got any magical solutions for getting rid of clouding on a lad TV?
I have a relatively big dark 'splodge' at the top of my screen.
Google/youtube searches has given me a million different reasons for this and a few solutions which have not worked.

I have tried;
Rubbing with a soft cloth
Loosening screws at the back
Unplugging all devices (sky box and dvd player)
Rubbing a frozen pack of bacon over the affected area (yes, really! Although I only had frozen pork chops, could this be why it failed)

I'm guessing it's unrepairable, but if anyone has any other ideas, I'll gratefully give them a try!

For the record, im not convinced the frozen bacon thing was a serious solution, but the comments on the video, persuaded me to give it a go! I'm not usually that guillable!

Best answers:

• Clouding tends to be more of an issue on LED screens than LCD from what I know due to the difference in the lighting mechanism (obv both use an LCD panel at the front).
  There is no way to "fix" it other than by replacing the screen but the level/ pattern of clouding varies between individual sets and so by getting the screen switched out you are unlikely to totally remove the issue. Hopefully you'd reduce it but potentially it could be worse depending on what tolerances were allowed for your model.
  My TV is nearly 4 years old now but was the flagship model at the time. If I put a uniform dark image on the screen there is definite clouding there but its no way near bad enough to interfere with normal viewing and is only really noticeable at all during viewing in the darkest of scenes when watching with the lights off.
• Thanks for your reply.
  My tv is definatley lcd this clouding is visible over everything especially on light colours. For instance it is very noticeable on peppa pig which, if you don't have kids under the age of five, features a sky blue background.
  Maybe the word clouding is the wrong one to use. I Suppose it could also be explained as a stain. Like a cola stain maybe?
  You can probaly guess, technology and especially it's terminology isn't my strong point!
  I'm fully expecting im going to need to replace it
• Clouding is like https://cdn.avsforum.com/c/c1/c1cc673...ach241500.jpeg
  When you have uniform colour it doesnt look uniform but as if there are "clouds" (ignore the fact the picture is slightly grainy, they all seemed to be)
• I think you meant more of an issue with LED than CCFL lit sets. All are LCD.....
  OP...What make/model of TV? Did it appear suddenly or gradually get darker?
  If you have not had it long contact the manufacturer or where you bought it and see if they will attempt to fix it.
  If that fails I doubt it will be financially worth fixing.
• image by boulton.carla, on Flickr
  Not my pic, but this one ive just found on Google is the most alike to mine in regards to shape and colour. Although mine is at the top of the screen.
  I have no idea what the model number is, but it's an LG.
  It's probaly about 3-4 years old. Is that the usual lifespan for TVs?
  The problem starting a few weeks ago. When it was turned on in a morning it would flicker in a patch about the size of a bath sponge, for about 3-4 minutes then would stop.
  Ne morning the flickering would be in the middle of the screen, next morning left corner etc etc it moved all over.
  Last Friday this black spot appeared. It stayed about 4 hours then disappeared.
  Then on Monday it appeared again but hasn't disappeared this time.
  The flickering has stopped completely.
• I'd be contacting the manufacturer/supplier and getting them to look at it. 6 years is, apparently, a reasonable time for a tv to last.
  Could be something as simple as the capacitors, but, I wouldn't recommend trying anything in there unless you have some knowledge.
  Personally, I'd take the opportunity to upgrade.....
• I'll dig the receipt out and give them a call.
  Thanks for your help!
• The picture in post #6 looks like part of the backlight has failed - presumaby one LED is out on a phone or tablet.
• Just the picture you linked looks like an Android phone or tablet.
  Dunno if everything's too integrated nowadays, but it used to be possible to buy backlights separately for laptop LCDs, but this is before the days of LED lighting. They might be soldered straight on to something. If it was just 1 section, I'd rip it apart and have a look to see if I could do some resoldering, but since it's moved around, that would make me think that they're not getting enough power...